Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-14
GENERAL Markets.
Prndnce and ProvfsIons.

ST. LOUIS, MO, April l3.-Flour market ruled
dull and dragging through the week, and values
have sOftened from sc 10 l5c per ariel; me-
dium and low grades have scored most Of the
decline to day; quiet and easy Wheat, quiet
and firm; market declined early on reports of
rain and easier markets at other points, but
gradually improved and closed with May &c
lower, but other options &c above yesterday
No.2 red, cash PIC; May 79L@79z5c, closing
July 7S%07S2Sc. closing 7Sls079}sc; August
7S1807Szs closing -! 0IS5Sr. Corn weak and
closed &c lower; cash. $685.; May 34G345sc,
closing 34}lc; June $685.; July Sic. Oats
June 273a. Corn meal active at 81. Flax seed
Gull with small lots selling at 81 O}0I O5 for
seed. Provisions generally firm with
good jobbing trade PorR-N1ess, SIS 90; new
mess, SIS 90. Lard nominal, 81 %. Dry salt
mea,s-BoXed, shoulders, S. l21a; long clear,
S. I21z short ribs, IS %; snort clear, s. 30 Ba
cOn-ShoUlders, Sc 37G6 so; long clear, SIS S0G
S So; clear ribs, S. S5GS 81; short clear, SO 10.
Hams, $I1 3OGli 40 Afternoon board-Wheat.
higher; May, SOB 6S0%C; June, 79%C; August,
79c Corn steady and unchanged. Oats-Noth
ing done.
CHICAGO, ILL, April 13.-Speculation in
wheat was more active to day and stronger
Dry weather in winter wheat sections and high
er barometer on the Pacific slope caused very
light offerings. Fears of manipulation mace
operators inclined to trade cautiously on limit
ed sale. The market Ope ed shade easier at
S27sc for May apd gradually fell off to S25sC
Offerings were light, however, and when shorts
inclined to cover it was discovered there was
very little grain on sale. and the price gradu
ally advanced to SAC, fell off to S375C,
rose to S4i4C, but eased off
shade at the close, and finished for the day at
So. GS4C. Export Clearings from 8 ports aggre-
eating only III 600 at II points against 3260O0
bushels yesterday. The quantity of wheat on
ocean passage decreased 49,, 600 bushels during
the week. Speculative offerings In corn were
very large early IN the day, and the market was
raided down from 3Sz5C to $3.50 for May, but re-
covered again and closed for the day at last
nights figures. The receipts were small. PORK
was unchanged. Lard declined l0c per 100
pounds early, but recovered a portion at-the
close, Short ribs broke off 2Od221sc early In
the session, but recovered and closed at
medium figures Leading futures closed
at the following prices: Wheat, No. ?,
April 79%G79l4c; May 63zSG84c; June 6l14c5
July size Corn-NO. ,, April "a p C; May 3Sz1cS
June O15G4O4c; July Also. Mess pork-April
$50 10; May 81 90; June 81 90 Lard April
81 40; May 81 IS; June 81 So; July 81 so. Short
ribs-May S. 30; June S. 42H; July SIS ga
Cash, quotations-Flo5u1r quiet and unchangedst
No. spring wheat 7915 GSl25c; No. ? red Size;
No. corn 345S G3IlzC; mess pork $50 10 /;
lard, 81 45; short ribsIsides, loose, S. 2OG8 %;
dry sailed shoulders, boxed, S. l0G6 %; short
clear sides, boxed, S. T0G8 10.
Nav YORK, April 13.-FlOur-Market steady
with rather more doing in good part for ex-
ports. Wheat - Spot lots l4G1ac higher.
Moderately active; options declined tritle at
the opening, subsequently ruled stronger and
advanced 5sglc, closing strong at about the
best rates. Speculation moderate. Spot No.
req, SZt4C' elevator SZ'd ga Tree on DOdIuS
49, G93lc delivered; April nominal; May 81
92c; closed 9lzsc; June 9l09I2l closed 9I74 July
90zs G9l2sc, closed at 9l3sc. Corn-SpOt lots
"a &c lower, closing ronger; options opened
I4G35c lower, closed firm with some recovery ;
spot No. ,. 482lG4914c elevator; 5Ol4G501ac de-
livered; April 49Ec; HAY 4S7s G4915", closed at
4935c; June 4SHG49z5c, closed at 4S2lc; July
495I $780, closed at 1910. Coffee-Spot fair Rio
steady; options lower and fairly active; sales
1880 bags; April $l3 IS; May Sl3 7O0l3 So;
June Sl3 1908 go; July Sl3 S50l3 80;
August SIS 9OaI4 60; September $I3 95014 O5 ;
october $l4 ~; November $l4 O5al4 TO-; De
cember Sl4 l0GI4 10; January Sl4 20 Sugar
steady: centrifugal 80; refined, quiet. MOlas-
ses steady. Rice firm PORK quiet at SIS GOA
10 25 for old; SIS 5OGI Il 90 for new. Lard opened
3G5 points lower and closed firm with the de-
TO-; June 81 74a7 IS; July 81 SOa7 IS.